MECC

COMPANY» Founded 1973-01-01

Saint Paul,Minnesota,USA

MECC, notable in the 1990s for developing and publishing educational titles, that were often used in schools. The company later merged into The Learning Company.

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MECC, notable in the 1990s for developing and publishing educational titles, that were often used in schools. The company later merged into The Learning Company.

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The Oregon Trail (Game)

1 December 1985

One of the most well-known educational computer games, teaching students about the perils faced by cross-country migrants in the 19th century United States. Lead a wagon through the titular trail and reach Oregon, or die trying!

PC​ APL2​

Math Munchers Deluxe (Game)

31 December 1995

A sequel to the 1985 game Number Munchers, Math Munchers Deluxe features a highly-animated cartoon redesign and a variety of math-related topics for the titular green Muncher.

PC​ MAC​

The Amazon Trail (Game)

1 March 1993

A spin-off of the educational game The Oregon Trail, tasking players with traveling through time down the Amazon River to save the ancient Incas from a malaria outbreak while learning about the flora and fauna of the South American rainforest.

PC​ MAC​

Amazon Trail II (Game)

1 June 1996

The sequel to Amazon Trail, the player continues their trip down the Amazon River.

PC​ MAC​

Number Munchers (Game)

31 December 1986

A mathematics-themed game where players move around a grid 'munching' numbers that fit a specific pattern.

PC​ APL2​ MAC​ +1

Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... (Game)

31 December 1991

Super Munchers is the follow-up to the original Number Munchers.

PC​ MAC​

Word Munchers Deluxe (Game)

31 December 1996

A sequel to the original 1985 game Word Munchers and based on the Math Munchers Deluxe reboot, Word Munchers Deluxe has the green creature Muncher munching on words that fit specific grammatical rules.

PC​ MAC​

The Oregon Trail Deluxe (Game)

1 December 1992

An updated revision of the classic 1985 edutainment game The Oregon Trail, featuring a reworked mouse-based interface and higher-quality graphics and sound.

PC​ MAC​

Word Munchers (Game)

31 December 1985

Educational Game

APL2​

Oregon (Game)

Unknown Release

A text-based educational computer game where players make a wagon trip through the Oregon Trail in the year 1847. It serves as a precursor to the more popular 1985 game The Oregon Trail.

APL2​ A800​ C64​ +1

Africa Trail (Game)

28 February 1997

An educational game for the PC and Mac.

PC​ MAC​

MayaQuest: The Mystery Trail (Game)

31 December 1995

Poke around Mesoamerican ruins and learn about the ancient Maya in this educational game from MECC.

PC​ MAC​

Published Games

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The Oregon Trail (Game)

1 December 1985

One of the most well-known educational computer games, teaching students about the perils faced by cross-country migrants in the 19th century United States. Lead a wagon through the titular trail and reach Oregon, or die trying!

PC​ APL2​

Amazon Trail II (Game)

1 June 1996

The sequel to Amazon Trail, the player continues their trip down the Amazon River.

PC​ MAC​

Number Munchers (Game)

31 December 1986

A mathematics-themed game where players move around a grid 'munching' numbers that fit a specific pattern.

PC​ APL2​ MAC​ +1

Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... (Game)

31 December 1991

Super Munchers is the follow-up to the original Number Munchers.

PC​ MAC​

Word Munchers (Game)

31 December 1985

Educational Game

APL2​

Oregon (Game)

Unknown Release

A text-based educational computer game where players make a wagon trip through the Oregon Trail in the year 1847. It serves as a precursor to the more popular 1985 game The Oregon Trail.

APL2​ A800​ C64​ +1

MayaQuest: The Mystery Trail (Game)

31 December 1995

Poke around Mesoamerican ruins and learn about the ancient Maya in this educational game from MECC.

PC​ MAC​

The Yukon Trail (Game)

1 July 1994

Partner up and set sail, Dawson City awaits in the hunt for gold on The Yukon Trail.

PC​ MAC​

Odell Down Under (Game)

1 November 1995

Work your way up the fish chain to become the ultimate king of the ocean - the Great White.

PC​ MAC​

Odell Lake (Game)

31 December 1980

An educational game about the ecosystem of fish.

PC​ APL2​ A800​ +1

Troggle Trouble Math (Game)

1 June 1994

The edutainment legend Muncher is kidnapped by the robot-troggle TROG and it's up to the player and Sparky the Math Dog to rescue him using math in this spin-off of MECC's Munchers series.

PC​ MAC​

Opening Night (Game)

31 December 1995

A stage play simulation game by MECC, in which a variety of digitized actors can be made to move and speak according to a timeline, thus making up scenes of a play.

PC​

Company details

Name

MECC

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1973

Location

Saint Paul,Minnesota,USA

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• The Oregon Trail (Game)
• Math Munchers Deluxe (Game)
• The Amazon Trail (Game)
• Amazon Trail II (Game)
• Number Munchers (Game)
• Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... (Game)
• Word Munchers Deluxe (Game)
• The Oregon Trail Deluxe (Game)
• Word Munchers (Game)
• Oregon (Game)
• Africa Trail (Game)
• MayaQuest: The Mystery Trail (Game)
• The Yukon Trail (Game)
• Odell Down Under (Game)
• Odell Lake (Game)
• Trivia Munchers Deluxe (Game)
• Troggle Trouble Math (Game)
• Storybook Weaver Deluxe (Game)
• Opening Night (Game)
• Lemonade Stand (Game)
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Published Games

• The Oregon Trail (Game)
• Amazon Trail II (Game)
• Number Munchers (Game)
• Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... (Game)
• Word Munchers (Game)
• Oregon (Game)
• MayaQuest: The Mystery Trail (Game)
• The Yukon Trail (Game)
• Odell Down Under (Game)
• Odell Lake (Game)
• Troggle Trouble Math (Game)
• Opening Night (Game)
• The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary (Game)
• Dinopark Tycoon (Game)
• Grammar Monsters (Game)
• Snap Dragon (Game)
• The Market Place (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Munchers (Franchise)
• The Oregon Trail (Franchise)
• Amazon Trail (Franchise)
• Odell (Franchise)

People

• Ken Witt (Person)

Characters

• Muncher (Character)
• Claude Lévi-Strauss (Character)
• Henry Ford (Character)
• Jack London (Character)
• Nellie Cashman (Character)
• Sam Steele (Character)
• Sherlock Holmes (Character)
• Theodore Roosevelt (Character)

Concepts

• Edutainment (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Dialogue Tree (Concept)
• Hunting (Concept)
• Kid Friendly (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Trivia (Concept)
• Weather (Concept)
• Currency (Concept)
• Digitized Sprites (Concept)
• Disease (Concept)
• Fish (Concept)
• Horses (Concept)
• Hunger (Concept)
• Native American (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• Photography (Concept)
• Point and Click (Concept)
• Rain (Concept)
• Random Encounter (Concept)

Locations

• River (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Amazon (Location)
• Brazil (Location)
• Clothing Store (Location)
• Fortress (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Missouri (Location)
• Oregon (Location)
• Peru (Location)
• Shop (Location)
• Africa (Location)
• Alaska (Location)
• Algeria (Location)
• Algiers (Location)
• Amusement Park (Location)
• Bar (Location)
• Benin (Location)
• British Columbia (Location)
• Burkina Faso (Location)

Objects

• Bicycle (Object)
• Canoe (Object)
• Covered Wagon (Object)
• Diary (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Raft (Object)
• Rock (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Candle (Object)
• Crate (Object)
• Cup (Object)
• Fruit (Object)
• Harpoon (Object)
• Helmet (Object)
• Pine Tree (Object)
• Ship (Object)
• Skeleton (Object)
• Tent (Object)
• Tombstone (Object)